The Spinoza Morning features a creamy, caramel colored Connecticut Deflorado wrapper. These leaves are harvested prior to the tobacco plant flowering, giving them a slightly sweater profile than a regular Connecticut wrapper. This particular leaf is light and buttery looking with minimal veins. The entire cigar has a lumpy feel to it with the veins from the binder creating an uneven base under the wrapper leaf. The cap is perfectly symmetrical but thin.

Flavor & Smoking Characteristics:

The pre-light aroma is mellow with hints of slightly sweet tobacco, earth, and oats. The foot gives off an enticing odor of black cherries, which I usually only get from a good Maduro cigar. The cold draw is deliciously creamy with a gentle sweetness on the finish. Once lit, the first third of the smoke is dominated by a heavy, yeasty bread flavor but with an underlying creaminess that persists throughout the smoke. A gentle nutty finish develops towards the second third and is joined by a rich earthiness in the final third.

Burn & Smoking Characteristics:

The draw is slightly tight but still produces huge clouds of pure white smoke. The burn is super slow and perfectly even. The ash is strong and compact.

Conclusion:

If you’ve read my blog in the past you know that I gravitate towards the full body cigars, but this mild, mellow, cream puff of a cigar has just earned a spot on my “top ten” list.